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Manually operated -- 6 TON MINI LOG SPLITTER $59.99 TWO SPEED, 10 TON HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER $149.99 TWO SPEED, 10 TON HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER $159.99 4 TON ELECTRIC LOG SPLITTER $199.99 > Thanks for the idea Greg. I will have a couple of 4-ton hydraulic jacks to > hand > next summer, after we finish building the foundation under the summer place. > I > really need to get the welder wired up, so I can build a frame and bed for > the log > and splitting head. Hmmm, I wonder how portable I can make this? A rope > behind > the splitting head to retract it. No power required other than an "armstrong" > driver. > > Darryl McMahon > > From: "Greg Harbican" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Electric Yard Tools (was Trees and > power companies) > Date sent: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:03:24 -0600 > Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I have been experimenting with something similar, although, using a 1 1/2 > > ton hydraulic jack ( hand pumped ). > > > > I need to work on the frame, but, the hydraulic jack, just drives the wedge > > right through the wood. > > > > Since my fireplace can only take about a 18 inch log in the back, this is > > the max size I cut my wood to ( usually only about 12 to 16 inches - the > > jack only has 12 inches of movement, so the last little bit, may still > > hold, but, the log is still split and will easily pull apart. > > > > Greg H. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Fleetwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 19:43 > > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Electric Yard Tools (was Trees and power companies) > > > > > > > Hi. > > > I built one using a long pneumatic cylinder - tried using a jack but found > > > it hard to get enough speed and momentum to the wedge to make it effective > > > in splitting the log. The whole project turned out to be a lot more > > > expensive and difficult than first thought although it does work well - > > > runs off a 20 cfm compressor. > > > > > > Mike > > > Canberra, Australia. > -- > Darryl McMahon http://www.econogics.com/ > It's your planet. If you won't look after it, who will? _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
